One caveat with signed binary numbers is that of overflow, where the…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Three batteries, each one with a different voltage…
Read the following quotation, and then research the term…
A decoder is a circuit that changes a code into a set of signals. It…
What is a Synchronous Counter? A synchronous counter, in contrast to…
This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of an embedded microstrip.
With addition being easily accomplished, we can perform the operation…
Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) uses digital signals to control power…
Most integrated circuits are digital, based on MOS (CMOS) transistors.…
Having learned about digital memory devices in the last chapter, we…
The Rules of Binary Addition Adding binary numbers is a very simple…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Four 6 volt batteries One capacitor, 100 µF…
Shift registers, like counters, are a form of sequential logic.…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
Define the following acronyms as they apply to digital logic circuits:…
The SPICE (Simulation Program, Integrated Circuit Emphesis)…
A semiconductor device is one made of silicon or any number of other…
A handy tool for reading resistor color code values
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
A tool designed to calculate the power density of an antenna
This tool calculates the cutoff frequency of a circular waveguide
Ladder diagrams are specialized schematics commonly used to document…
If at all possible, shut off the power to a circuit before performing…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
A transistor is a linear semiconductor device that controls current…
Write an equation describing the precise mathematical relationship…
To overcome the challenge of creating necessary DC bias voltage for an…
What is an Operational Amplifier (Op-amp)? Operational Amplifiers,…
Once again, when building battery/resistor circuits, the student or…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Two 6-volt batteries Four NPN…
Because octal and hexadecimal numeration systems have bases that are…
When a switch is actuated and contacts touch one another under the…
This calculator helps determine the maximum temperature a device can withstand
As we’ve already learned, electricity requires a complete path…
If two coils of wire are brought into close proximity with each other…
The variable reluctance motor is based on the principle that an…
A helpful tool for calculating the impedance of a wire microstrip.
